Has anyone gone from law firm to govt to in house? I’m an attorney practicing at a law firm for 6+ years. Looking to transition out of litigation and billable hour reqs. Is there a viable path from govt to in house? Will I be able to rebound salary-wise from the firm to govt hit? Located in NYC for context.

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Not a recruiter but former govt litigator. Shouldn’t be too hard to transition. Look for city and state litigation jobs. There’s a ton out there. Salary wise, I think you gotta look at higher level positions like “deputy counsel” or “general counsel” to make north of $150k. Note, even though govt jobs don’t have billable hours, some positions require that level of work because they don’t have money to hire more people and raises aren’t guaranteed. No bonuses either generally.

I haven't done it myself but I’ve seen other attorneys make that transition, and while the salary might take a hit moving from firm to gov, the work-life balance and less billable hour pressure can make it worth it. In-house can definitely be a viable next step after government roles too. I'd just consider how much you want to be a federal employee right now too, job security definitely doesn't look as good as it once did.

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